The Gifting God: A Trinitarian Ethics of Excess

by Stephen H. Webb

Theories of generosity, or gift giving, are becoming increasingly important in recent work in philosophy and religion. Stephen Webb seeks to build on this renewed interest by surveying a distinctively modern and postmodern approach to the issue of generosity, and then developing a theological framework for it. He contends that in many ways society has become suspicious of charity and generosity. This cynicism has led to quick and easy judgments, that,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019510255X
• ISBN13: 9780195102550
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"